Thursday, August 25, 2011

While most of us are getting our New Holiday Mini catalogs and we cannot wait to place our orders beginning September 1st, I thought I should remind us that the Summer Mini ends soon and if there is anything that you’ve not had a chance to get, you can still do that!

Here are some cards I’ve found done with a few of the sets that I don’t think I can do without, maybe you can relate:

great card Marie!

Handsome card Rita!

The Open Sea - Clear-Mount Stamp 123032

Price: $18.95

Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper 122343

Price: $10.95

(this paper is part of this month’s Buy 3, Get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper Packs)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

We are gearing up for a huge event! Okay, so we have tons of stamps and accessories here and more coming every day!

Here are 3 pictures of what one room looks like with just the stamps that I’ve gotten so far.

You are not going to want to miss this event. I haven’t seen some of these stamps in such a long time—it’s like homecoming. Please be sure and tell all your friends they will not want to miss this event of the year—the prices are per vendor—but I have to tell you, they are cheap!

Okay, it’s Saturday, August 20th (preview for hostesses on Friday night at 8 PM). Doors open at 8 AM---public at 9 AM. You’ll want to get first dibbs. Doors close at 2 PM.

And don’t forget, for every $20 you spend, you get a free stamp project! How fun.

Monday, August 8, 2011

In case you were unable to join us on Saturday, I thought you’d like to see a little of what went on!

First we enjoyed a delicious breakfast at the Mountain Gate Restaurant! There were 35 of us present out of a group of 112 demonstrators from all over the country. I think that is incredible. Sheila Miller and her visiting friend Rhoda won a prize for coming the farthest—almost 4 hours I think!

Our theme this year is GROW so I made these flower pots with our Designer Series Paper strips to cover the pots, then the flowers were made by Marie and I with our New In Colors. Malachi Corrugated and Shredded more DSP for the grass and then I covered the little shovel and rake handles with dsp. A little lady bug inspired by my dear friend Bonnie, finishes off the flower arrangement. These were given to all the presenters—see below.

We enjoyed some fabulous card swapping! It was intense around there for a few minutes!

Our Presentors:

Angela Ogelsby: presented some ideas with the treat cups, candy wrapper die; Marie Gruber: some ideas with embossing satin ribbon on our embossing folders/with a little hairspray; Deb Paisie:some more ideas with extending the candy wrapper die, decorating with our punches, other candy ideas, a great cut-out sign for our entrance; and Sondra Jumper: lots of cute little gift ideas for hostesses, for favors and more. Thank you ladies for doing such a great job! I showed some ideas we learned using our punches—some out-of-the ordinary things (I will try to get a video made before the end of the week to show you what all we learned—don’t know how else to show everyone!) also, had to show our fabulous new Stampin’ Score –along with some of the features and benefits of this exciting new product.

I love how quickly and easily you can create something like this, that looks like it would be so difficult—no more measuring!

Would you like to see some of our Make and Take Projects?

This card was done with our Christmas Stocking set from next month’s Holiday Mini—watch for your’s in the mail the end of this month or get it at one of my classes.

Our With Gratitude set done with our new Stampin’ Score and some Fall Dsp that will be out next month.

Another new set, Christmas Lodge using our Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, then our new “stickles’ type glitter glue. The DSP is the new Frostwood Lodge DSP.

And last but not least, our Strength and Hope fundraiser stamp (only available yet this month) along with the flowers from Language of Friendship # 122752 punched with our Boho Blossoms punch. Colors are Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey and white. Butterfly embossed with white emboss powder. Grey marker to ink only the top of the word stamp—then repeated again.

Hope you enjoyed this little tour of the team meeting. Make sure you put it on your calendar so you don’t miss our next, Christmas Dinner Meeting on December 3rd, at Christ Church in Littlestown.

Please note this class is guaranteed to fill up quickly and space is limited!!

During the month of August, you have the opportunity to get stocked up on our gorgeous new Designer Series Papers. Click on image below to view flier. It includes all dsp on pages 184-top of 186. All priced at $10.95.

When your card or scrapbook page just needs an extra something, try a piece of designer paper.

You can do so many things with designer paper:

a small piece makes a great accent on a card

a long strip makes a great border on a scrapbook page

I apologize, this sample actually uses a Simply Scrappin’ Kit but it shows the idea nicely

or smaller pieces can be used as accents on scrapbook pages

it’s thin enough that it folds nicely to create die-cut boxes, bags or to create belly bands on those boxes, bags

makes beautiful accents like flowers

score with our new Stampin’ Score (available in September) and you can quickly create these beautiful flowers.

Email me to add your’s to an order for pick up at a local event or my house. Or order here 24/7 and have it shipped directly to your house. In products, click on Paper, then go to the very bottom right,and click on the square that says DSP.